Medium severity · published Jul 14, 2022
CVE-2022-32222
A cryptographic vulnerability exists on Node.js on linux in versions of 18.x prior to 18.40.0 which allowed a default path for openssl.cnf that might be accessible under some…
5.3
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A cryptographic vulnerability exists on Node.js on linux in versions of 18.x prior to 18.40.0 which allowed a default path for openssl.cnf that might be accessible under some circumstances to a non-admin user instead of /etc/ssl as was the case in versions prior to the upgrade to OpenSSL 3.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NO
Node.js · Nodejs
18.0.0 before 18.5.0 · source: NVD
SI
Sinec Ins · Siemens
before 1.0; 1.0; 1.0; 1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32222
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-32222
Exploit
https://hackerone.com/reports/1695596
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